I some how came across this book by Kate McDermott. My favorite dessert in the world is pie crust. Yep, I have to have some filling with it, but really its the crust that I’m after. I have a friend learning to make pies and I’m a wee bit jealous.

When I spotted this I did the Kindle book sample, which i do for most things I want to read. Kate teaches pie making, a LOT of pie making. And in her book she weaves a bit of life into her pies.

My interest in Elvis Presley started way before I acquired this pile of fabric. Back when I was a teenager in the 70s listening to the Armed Forces radio station. I was just a kid when Elvis died, but like many, that was just the beginning of being a loyal fan.

Do you avoid purchasing certain things? I tend to get used to an item and when I need to replace it or get more, they don’t make that anymore. My recent ‘thing’ was new sheets.

I needed to order sheets…like a few years ago. I didn’t’ necessarily like what I had, but I had them. And I wanted something better but how do you know what is better?

Then I remembered that my Sister-in-law has the nicest sheets on the beds at their home. When we stayed there earlier this year I told myself to ask Whitney what brand, hoping they were not super pricey.

ON TIME

It’s kind of fun to take one day each week and write about something I thought about during the week. This week it was time to buy a new car for travel. Our last car had been on the road for over 5 years of trips.

As a 6th grader my baby sitter told me I NEEDED to see Gone with the Wind. She warned me it was a little long, but so worth it. With great anticipation, I walked to the theater, bought myself a ticket and watched the show, with intermission, all by myself.

I’ve been exploring what is at Bluprint, and it’s pretty exciting! I give you the lay of the land and a few of my favorite finds

If you have been familiar with Craftsy they were purchased by the NBC network awhile ago.

They are changing the system to create a new online Lifestyle site called ‘MyBluPrint‘ that has put learning in a format more like you see on TV, but without the commercials, which is pretty darn neat!

Over the next few months I’ll do a series of article to highlight features, let’s get started!

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Life with Pat Sloan

I’m an author, podcaster, a maker, a community builder, and a quilter. I love creativity in all forms. It might be a great book, an amazing show, super great cooking tips, home decorating, gorgeous flowers, easy crochet, and a whole lot more catches my eye on a daily basis. I’m so glad you stopped in to join me, let’s have some fun!

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